Insight Search Search Submit Sort by: Relevance Date Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Survey March 10, 2023 Talent, culture, cybersecurity and resiliency represent top risk issues for higher education institutions The level of uncertainty in today’s global marketplace and the velocity of change continue to produce a multitude of potential risks that can disrupt an organisation’s business model and strategy on very short notice. Unfolding events in Eastern Europe, changes in government leadership in several countries around the globe, escalating inflation, rising interest rates, ever-present cyber threats,… Newsletter January 25, 2022 Security & Privacy Insights – January edition 26% Rampant Rise in Ransomware Attacks Leaving APAC Companies Defenseless Three Notorious Ransomware as a Service (RaaS) groups accounted for more than 60% of all ransomware attacks According to Cognyte’s Cyber Threat Intelligence Research Group[1], ransomware attacks nearly doubled in the first half of 2021, with 1,097 organisations experiencing a ransomware event, compared to 1,112 events for… Blogs November 3, 2023 Tackling gender bias: Women in cybersecurity Cybersecurity is distinguished not only by a talent shortage but also by having a predominantly male workforce. Women are in the minority on most cybersecurity teams that have women at all, so when they experience gender bias, they’re likely to be isolated. Survey November 15, 2024 Protiviti-Oxford survey shows ‘us vs. them’ disconnect in how global execs view data privacy When it comes to data privacy, it’s all personal—especially when it comes to business leaders’ opinions about their own company’s privacy practices compared to other companies, according to the findings of the Protiviti-Oxford survey Executive Outlook on the Future of Privacy, 2030. Podcast April 11, 2025 Australian Privacy Commissioner Carly Kind breaks down new rules in Australia's Privacy Act In this VISION by Protiviti Interview, Protiviti Director Hanneke Catts sits down with Carly Kind, Privacy Commissioner for The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC), to discuss recent updates to the Australian Privacy Act. Blogs April 19, 2023 Achieving Diversity’s Benefits in Cybersecurity Could any security organisation benefit from greater innovation? Or from responding more effectively to diverse internal customers? How about benefitting by retaining the talent its leaders have so carefully nurtured, by accessing more diverse capabilities, or by improving problem-solving capabilities within the team? Newsletter March 15, 2022 Framing the Data Privacy Discussion in the Boardroom Data proliferation and data privacy regulatory activity across the globe have created the need for focused boardroom discussions. While cybersecurity continues to be an issue for boards, a more targeted focus on data privacy is increasingly necessary to ensure compliance across a rapidly expanding number of privacy regulations. Privacy risk represents a unique challenge driven by the volume and… Blogs April 26, 2024 Embrace DEI intersectionality for effective cybersecurity The role of a cyber incident responder is more critical than ever as these professionals are tasked with protecting organisations from cyber threats, mitigating risks and minimising the impact of security incidents. As cyber threats continue to proliferate, targeting organisations of all sizes and sectors, it is imperative for cyber incident response (CIR) teams to be well prepared at mitigating… Flash Report March 3, 2021 Virginia Becomes the Second State to Enact Consumer Privacy Law The Commonwealth of Virginia passed the Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA) into law on March 2, 2021, following overwhelming bipartisan support for a state consumer privacy law. The November 2020 election results provided the much needed impetus to strengthen consumer privacy for the Commonwealth of Virginia. State officials wasted no time in introducing the privacy bill. Now that the… Flash Report July 17, 2020 European Court of Justice Invalidates the EU-US Privacy Shield Framework July 17, 2020 On Thursday, July 16, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) implemented a landmark ruling in case C-311/18 - Data Protection Commissioner v Facebook Ireland and Maximillian Schrems (more commonly referred to as “Schrems II”). While it concluded that Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) issued by the European Commission… Load More
